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· 9/11/1990

City of Des Moines v. Gruen

Citations

  • 457 N.W.2d 340
  • 1990 WL 83665

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \Limitations on a municipality's power over local affairs are not implied; they must be imposed by the legislature.\
  • \A municipal ordinance also is preempted by state law when the ordinance invades an area of law reserved by the legislature to itself.\
  • “Limitations on a municipality’s power over local affairs are not implied; they must be imposed by the legislature.”
  • “A municipal ordinance also is preempted by state law when the ordinance invades an area of law reserved by the legislature to itself.”

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Judges: McGiverin, Carter

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